The Ultimate Investment: Raising Children in Torah and Its Eternal Rewards

It is a simple and universally accepted principle, that something precious comes at a high price.

What is more precious to a person than witnessing the greatest joy of having sons and daughters who follow the path of Hashem, raised with respect toward their parents and all people? What greater happiness is there for a person when a friend meets him and says: “Fortunate are you to have such a son who is diligent, and God-fearing — fortunate is his mother!” Is there anything in the world equal to that?

You are raising the next generation who will carry forth the glory of the Jewish people. While the outcomes do not always match expectations, there is always hope. A person invests in business even without certainty of success, but it is worthwhile to invest in the hope that, with God's help, it will succeed.

Even without focusing on the child’s distant future, there is daily spiritual gain, as we know that the world exists only through the pure breath of children learning Torah. Isn't it worthwhile to invest for such a daily reward? Every day that your child reads Aleph-Bet, he builds spiritual worlds and sustains the universe.

Strengthening Faith and Encouragement for Mothers Overwhelmed by Raising Small Children

Imagine if you were asked to prepare sandwiches daily for a holy tzaddik (righteous person). How joyfully would you do it? You wouldn’t give up that privilege to anyone for any price. Why, then, is it difficult for you to prepare your child and send him joyfully to school? His words of Torah are more powerful than those of prominent Torah scholars, Rav Papa and Abaye, as the Gemara says. Would you hesitate to invest effort for the Torah of Rav Papa and Abaye?

The Gemara (Berachot 17a) teaches: In what merit do women gain resurrection, since they are not commanded to learn Torah? The Gemara answers: through the Torah of their sons and husbands. By supporting your family in their Torah, you are securing your share in the World to Come. Is there a greater treasure than this?

A person’s ultimate merit in life and after death is through their children who follow the path of Hashem. Every bit of effort you invest now will be worth it.

When faced with challenges, we must strengthen our belief in Divine Providence — every child’s upbringing, every difficulty, is decreed from Heaven. The particular child is destined to be raised by these specific parents, with their exact challenges, for it is their true benefit. Hashem’s Providence determines why this child falls to these parents, how his upbringing will be easy or difficult — all is determined with perfect justice from Heaven, as it says: “The judgments of Hashem are true and righteous altogether.”